Observer States

Message from Peter Schieder to the Montreal Conference against the death penalty[07/10/2004]

''The case for sparing the life of the cold-blooded murderers of Beslan, Moscow, Madrid, and elsewhere is neither easy nor a popular one to make. But the Council of Europe is opposed to the death penalty in all its forms, even for the most appalling criminals of this world. Human rights apply to every one of us, without exception'', stressed Peter Schieder, President of the Parliamentary Assembly, in a video message broadcast at the Montreal Conference against the death penalty. The first World Congress ''Together against the death penalty'', jointly organised with the Council of Europe and the European Parliament, was held in Strasbourg in 2001.
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